You’ve just had an accident and are stunned. It wasn’t even in your sights, as things were going well. Actually, you felt pretty good about yourself and your lifestyle; boisterously keen to enjoy the path you had set.
When something like this happens and you find yourself in a rut, feeling pity for yourself, and thinking about the consequences of what just happened; momentarily you sense failure, worry about the next step, and how it is going to interfere in your life.
I know what you mean, I’ve been there more than once. In fact, I’ve almost lost my life on more than one occasion, but then that’s a consequence of choosing a risky path. Perhaps your path isn’t as risky. However, when least expected something negative can happen, so in some ways it’s expected. You can’t win them all in your lifetime. Embrace it!
These setbacks are like warning signals that life can be tough. The key for overcoming dire circumstances is acceptance and learning how to cope, turning the page, and getting back on track. Realize, negative circumstances help us grow internally because they teach us that we should always aspire to improve. Learn by our mistakes and realize Rome wasn’t built in a day. It takes time to get better.
The real beauty is we have time. That is why if we take care of ourselves, train to enhance our skills and embellish outcome we are giving it our best shot to reach the top. Whether it happens or not is beside the point. Success, doesn’t necessarily equate to winning, but what it does show us is we have done our best to reach the pinnacle of success that we deserve.
As long as you have tried to win you have nothing to worry about apart from beating the burden of failure which we encounter during the course of our lifespan. Hold your head up high, and press on.
Take care!
Prof. Carl Boniface
Vocabulary builder:
Stunned (adj) = shocked, dumbfounded, speechless, astonished, amazed, surprised, dazed
Boisterously (adv) = energetically, exuberantly, wildly, rowdily, raucously, (ant) quietly
Rut (n) = pit, pothole, channel, furrow, groove, in a hole
Pity (n) = shame, disappointment, misfortune, letdown, bad luck, tough luck
Embrace (v) = hold, hug, grip, encirclement, squeeze, cuddle, clinch, clasp
Enhance (v) = improve, augment, increase, boost, develop, enrich, heighten, add to
Embellish (v) = exaggerate, elaborate, overdo, aggrandize, enhance, enlarge, embroider, increase, decorate, (ant) simplify
Pinnacle (n) = 1. the most successful point; the culmination, highest level, point "He had reached the pinnacle of his career." 2. a high, pointed piece of rock, peak, summit, top, mountaintop
The burden of failure = when we accept that perfection is an illusion in life, we no longer carry the burden of failure.
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